Drake ran in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 71. He was defeated by [[Theresa Abed]] in the Democratic primary on August 7. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012. <ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12PRI/12PRI_CL.HTM ''Michigan Department of State'' "2012 Unofficial Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," Accessed June 6, 2012]</ref>

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Drake ran in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 71. He was defeated by [[Theresa Abed]] in the Democratic primary on August 7. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/candlist/12PRI/12PRI_CL.HTM ''Michigan Department of State'', "2012 Official Michigan Primary Candidate Listing," accessed June 6, 2012]</ref>

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==Personal==

==Personal==

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Drake and his wife of 43 years, Judi, have two sons.<ref>[http://votedougdrake.com/dnn/AboutDoug.aspx ''Votedougdrake.com'' "About Doug," Accessed August 6, 2012]</ref>

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Drake and his wife of 43 years, Judi, have two sons.<ref>[http://votedougdrake.com/dnn/AboutDoug.aspx ''Votedougdrake.com'', "About Doug," accessed August 6, 2012]</ref>

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